Sunday, 24 January 2016

MY FAVOURITE SMOOTHIE & IT BENEFITS

As you might know from my Some Of My Christmas Goddies post I got a Nutribullet for christmas and its my new bestfriend. Ive made loads of different smoothies using some recipes from the fab book that came with the Nutribullet but also making some of my own smoothie recipes up as I go along, and this recipe has to be my favourite so far. So here it is...

Apple, Celery, Lime, Pear and Mint

1x Apple

Apple Juice Or Water

1-2 Sticks Of Celery

1/2 A Large Lime Or 1 Whole Small Lime

1 Juicy Pear

Around 8-12 Leaves Of Mint

First wash all of the ingredients before use, then cut them up into chunks ready for blending.

Blend the celery, apple, pear, half a limes juice, 8 mint leaves and some apple juice or water (as much as you want depending on your desired consistency).

Now taste your smoothie and decide if you would like to add more mint and lime juice.

I do it this way as the lime juice especially can be overpowering and make the smoothie taste very sour and this way you can taste as you go along making sure you don't ruin the taste of the smoothie. With the right amount of these this smoothie tastes amazing I assure you!

If you want to add a little antioxidant boost to this smoothie you can add 1-2 dessert spoonfuls of Organic Barley Grass can be shopped Here.This is optional as you will most likely be able to taste the Barley Grass in the smoothie however I personally like the taste and add it to lots of smoothies I make. If you choose to use Barley Grass and want to dilute the taste a bit I advise using apple juice instead of water in this recipe.

Here are some of the possible health benefits from each ingredient of this smoothie:

Apple -

Reduce the risk of Alzheimers/Parkinsons/Dementia/Strokes

Prevents Cancer

Decrease the risk of Diabetes

Reduce the risk of Cholesterol

Promotes good heart health

Helps in the prevention of Gallstones

Relives Constipation

Neutralise IBS

Control weight

Detoxify your Liver

Helps in the prevention of Cataracts

Promotes good lung health

Pears -

Helps prevent high blood pressure

Helps prevent Cancer

Lowers Cholesterol

Promotes good colon health

Relives Constipation

Promotes good energy levels in the body

Relives Fever

Boosts immune system

Anti inflammatory effects on the body

Helps in the Prevention of Osteoporosis

Celery -

Lowers blood pressure

Helps Prevent Cancer

Aids Heartburn

Aids Digestion

Boosts immune system

Reduces Asthma symptoms

Promotes good cardiovascular health

Relives Migraines

Helps Prevent UTIs

Lime -

Promotes good skin health

Aids digestion

Aids Constipation

Helps prevent Diabetes/ regulates blood sugar levels

Lowers blood pressure/ prevents heart disease

Promotes good eye health

Prevents Gout

Mint -

Aids digestion

Aids memory loss

Promotes weight loss

Prevents cancer

Promotes good skin health

Helps menstural camps/pain

Boosts immune system

Barley Grass -

Anti-oxidant power

Boosts immune system

Helps prevent cancer

Protection from free radicals

Fights addictions and cravings

Alkalizing effects on the body

Rich in Vitamin E, Iron and Zinc

(I have collected this information through my own personal research on the internet)